Field Ecology and Conservation
Timeline
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March 2, 2025Experience start
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March 26, 2025Brian P. In-Class visit on Stream Bank restoration
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March 28, 2025On-site visit
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May 22, 2025Experience end
Timeline
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March 2, 2025Experience start
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March 26, 2025Brian P. In-Class visit on Stream Bank restoration
Submit a short (4-5 sentence) write-up on the importance of public agencies and landowners, such as riparian plantings on private lands by the Crawford County Conservation District.
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March 28, 2025On-site visit
Visit a restoration site. Nothing to be submitted.
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May 22, 2025Experience end
Experience scope
Categories
Data analysis Environmental sustainability Education Scientific researchSkills
researchAre you eager to make a meaningful impact on our environment while giving students a unique opportunity to apply their ecological knowledge? We invite you to collaborate with Allegheny College's Field Ecology and Conservation students.
Our Field Ecology and Conservation program is designed to be a comprehensive study of ecological field principles and techniques, with a specific focus on terrestrial animals and plants in their natural environment, considering human influences. Our students are equipped with the skills to explore and address ecological questions using primary literature and student-driven field research. They develop testable hypotheses, design experiments, collect, analyze, and report ecological data.
Students
Deliverables are negotiable, and will seek to align the needs of the learners and the organization.
Some final project deliverables might include:
- A 10-15 minute presentation on key findings and recommendations
- A detailed report including their research, analysis, insights and recommendations
- A conservation plan
Project timeline
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March 2, 2025Experience start
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March 26, 2025Brian P. In-Class visit on Stream Bank restoration
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March 28, 2025On-site visit
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May 22, 2025Experience end
Timeline
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March 2, 2025Experience start
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March 26, 2025Brian P. In-Class visit on Stream Bank restoration
Submit a short (4-5 sentence) write-up on the importance of public agencies and landowners, such as riparian plantings on private lands by the Crawford County Conservation District.
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March 28, 2025On-site visit
Visit a restoration site. Nothing to be submitted.
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May 22, 2025Experience end
Project Examples
Requirements
Learners in groups of 3-5 will work with your company to identify your needs and provide actionable recommendations, based on their in-depth research and analysis.
Project activities that learners can complete may include, but are not limited to:
- Exploring ecological concepts and testing hypotheses using primary student-driven and secondary data
- Identifying local and regional wildlife and plant species
- Conducting scientific research
- Interpreting numeric data and graphical representations
- Designing a marketing program around the conservation of a species
- Conducting wildlife imaging and cataloguing
Past projects included:
- Scoring culvert designs for fish and wildlife passing
- Completing a pollinator study
- Conducting a culvert assessment for replacement
- Assessing wildlife diversity using camera trap data
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Timeline
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March 2, 2025Experience start
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March 26, 2025Brian P. In-Class visit on Stream Bank restoration
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March 28, 2025On-site visit
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May 22, 2025Experience end
Timeline
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March 2, 2025Experience start
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March 26, 2025Brian P. In-Class visit on Stream Bank restoration
Submit a short (4-5 sentence) write-up on the importance of public agencies and landowners, such as riparian plantings on private lands by the Crawford County Conservation District.
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March 28, 2025On-site visit
Visit a restoration site. Nothing to be submitted.
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May 22, 2025Experience end